§ 18. Mr. AlisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the highest level of net earnings that a married man with two children can have and still qualify for family credit.
§ Mr. JackIn the case of the family type my hon. Friend describes, the answer is £196, but both children would have to be aged 18 and still at school. The figure will be £209 when the benefit rates are increased next April.
§ 19. Mr. WallerTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many single parents are currently in receipt of family credit.
§ Mr. JackThe latest available information is for April 1991, when there were 131,000 lone parent families in receipt of family credit, out of a total caseload at that time of 341,000.
§ 27. Mr. Ian TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many family credit awards have been made since this benefit was first introduced.